
          what sort of a collection he has made for you. He gave me an enchanting description
of Florida. I have visited Dr. McKee [once, & spent a few days --
he is very much unsettled & cannot do anything at present for botany --
has lost his fine collection of exotics this winter. Among his dried plants
I found what appears to be Cranichis multiflora, Ell. [Elliott] collected on
his plantation. Have you got a specimen? If not, I will send you 
one. I have found abundance of Aristida virgata, Trin. [Trinius] this winter
which retains some of its flowers until January. I forgot to mention 
to you, while in N.Y., that the specimen of Aristida, labelled A. stricta [Aristida stricta]
was A. purpurascens Poir. [Aristida purpurascens Poiret] in the flowers, & A. stricta Mx? [Aristida stricta Michaux?] in the leaves.
The two parts did not belong together, but were confounded in my 
herbm [herbarium] until after I made up that package for you, and I took parts
of two species. I will send you what I believe to be the A. stricta [in?]
future time. The plant, labelled Brickellia??? I concluded
was an Ageratum, and which I call for the present A. pusillum [Ageratum pusillum],
until I have an opportunity of comparing it with A. mexicanum [Ageratum mexicanum],
which it seems to approach by many characters, and may possibly
prove to be the same. Yet I should not expect to find exotics where
I found that. The dollar which you borrowed I had forgotten until
your letter reminded me of it. If it will pay for your next number
of the "Annals of the Lyceum" I will thank you to send me the 
No. instead of the money. If not, you can send it as you suggested, in
your package to Dr. Loomis, directing it to my care in this place, &
I will see it forwarded to Newbern. What Loomis is about I know
not, I have no acquaintance with him, & have not heard of him.

I have been expecting a No. of the Boston Journal of Nat. Hist. [Natural History] containing
my Catalogue of Plants, and [added: of] which I directed a copy to be sent
to you, but it does not seem to be out yet, nor shall I look for it any
more until it comes to hand. The Panicums in my last
package of plants which I left with you are, the first 12 Nos.
from S. Carolina & Ga [Georgia], 13-19 inclusive from Wilmington N.C.
& 20-26 from the North. I mention this that you may not give wrong localities
to any species, as I found you had done by my former package,
which you will be able however to rectify by means of my catalogue
when you get it.
        